Academic Actions
This page provides a general overview of the academic actions used by Exploratory Pathways Advising (EPA). Because each student’s situation can be different, it is best to speak with your academic advisor for guidance about your specific options.
📋 Procedure
At the end of each Fall and Spring semester, EPA reviews the academic records of Exploratory students and determines whether an academic action is needed.
Academic actions are not taken at the end of Summer Sessions. Academic actions assigned at the end of the Spring semester remain in effect through the following Fall semester.
Coursework taken at other institutions, including other UH System campuses, does not affect your UH Mānoa GPA and is not used when determining UH Mānoa academic actions.
Need the full university policy? More information can be found in the UH Mānoa Catalog.
📧 Notifications
Suspension & Dismissal
If an academic action prevents future enrollment, EPA will notify you by email at your @hawaii.edu account.
Other Academic Actions
Notifications for Warning, Probation, Continued Probation, and Removed from Probation are also sent to your @hawaii.edu account.
Your responsibility: Be sure your contact information is current and notify the Office of the Registrar if anything changes.
🗓️ Actions Taken Per Semester
| Action | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Warning | Yes | Yes |
| Probation | Yes | Yes |
| Continued Probation | Yes | Yes |
| Removed from Probation | Yes | Yes |
| Suspension | Yes | Yes |
| Dismissal | Yes | Yes |
| Low Semester GPA Alert | Yes | Yes |
🧾 Key Terms
These terms can help you better understand how academic actions are reviewed and applied at UH Mānoa.
A permanent notation on your transcript indicating that you were on Probation, Suspension, or Dismissal for a specific semester or semesters.
The number of credits you registered for, including credits not earned and credits for repeated courses.
Your GPA for one semester.
Your GPA averaged across all semesters at UH Mānoa. Some majors may also calculate a cumulative GPA that includes transfer coursework.
When your semester GPA and/or cumulative GPA is below 2.00.
📚 Official Academic Actions
⚠️ Warning ⌄
Students receive a Warning when their semester GPA and/or cumulative GPA is below 2.00 after their first Fall or Spring semester at UH Mānoa.
If the cumulative GPA is still below 2.00 at the end of the second semester, the student will be placed on Probation.
📘 Probation ⌄
Students are placed on Probation at the end of any Fall or Spring semester after their first UH Mānoa semester if their cumulative GPA falls below 2.00.
Students on Probation may continue registering for classes, but they must earn at least a 2.00 semester GPA in UH Mānoa coursework to continue enrollment.
🔁 Continued Probation ⌄
Students on Probation may remain enrolled on Continued Probation while their cumulative UH Mānoa GPA is still below 2.00, as long as they earn a 2.00 or higher semester GPA in UH Mānoa coursework.
Continued Probation remains in effect until the cumulative UH Mānoa GPA reaches 2.00 or higher at the end of a Fall or Spring semester.
✅ Removed from Probation ⌄
Students are removed from Probation when their cumulative UH Mānoa GPA is raised to 2.00 or higher during an end-of-semester review in Fall or Spring.
⛔ Suspension ⌄
A student on Probation or Continued Probation who does not meet the terms of Probation during a Fall or Spring semester may be Suspended.
Students on Suspension must sit out for one regular semester and may not register for courses at UH Mānoa during that time, including Outreach College courses.
- Not take any credit courses at another institution after the Suspension semester.
- Reapply to UH Mānoa through the Office of Admissions by published deadlines and with all required fees.
- Return in the regular semester immediately following the sit-out semester.
Students readmitted after Suspension return on probationary status. Because Suspension can occur only once, a student who later fails to meet the terms of Probation may be Dismissed.
🚫 Dismissal ⌄
Students who have already been Suspended and later fail to meet the minimum academic requirements of UH Mānoa, their college, school, or program, or the terms of Probation, may be Dismissed at the end of a Fall or Spring semester.
Readmission after Dismissal is granted only in unusual circumstances, typically after sitting out for at least one year and demonstrating readiness to return.
Students readmitted on Probation may be Dismissed again if they do not meet minimum academic requirements or the terms of Probation.
🔔 Unofficial Action
Low Semester GPA Alert
This is an unofficial warning for students whose cumulative GPA is 2.00 or above, but whose semester GPA is below 2.00.
A semester GPA below 2.00 is unsatisfactory, and if it continues, it may lead to future consequences such as Probation, Suspension, or Dismissal.